Konya climate
Konya is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -3.7 °C. December is the wettest month (39 mm) and August the driest (4.0 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Konya averages 299 mm of rain, 118 days above 25 °C and 92 days below freezing.
Turkey · population 1,433,861 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 31 °C
- Coldest month January -3.7 °C
- Driest month August 4 mm
- Wettest month December 39 mm
- Least cloud August 11 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -20 °C
What to expectKonya through the year
Konya has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 5.3 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 24 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 118 days a year reach 25 °C, 51 of them reach 30 °C, 92 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 4 mm in August to 39 mm in December. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3 °C | 39 mm | 55 % |
| February | 7.2 °C | 30 mm | 51 % |
| March | 12.1 °C | 34 mm | 48 % |
| April | 17.4 °C | 35 mm | 46 % |
| May | 22.6 °C | 36 mm | 38 % |
| June | 27.1 °C | 23 mm | 23 % |
| July | 31.0 °C | 4 mm | 12 % |
| August | 30.8 °C | 4 mm | 11 % |
| September | 26.5 °C | 7 mm | 16 % |
| October | 20.3 °C | 18 mm | 33 % |
| November | 13.0 °C | 29 mm | 41 % |
| December | 7.3 °C | 39 mm | 55 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3 °C | -3.7 °C | 0.5 °C | 15.8 °C | -20.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| February | 7.2 °C | -3.2 °C | 1.8 °C | 20.9 °C | -20.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| March | 12.1 °C | 0.1 °C | 6.1 °C | 26.5 °C | -11.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| April | 17.4 °C | 4.6 °C | 11.1 °C | 30.3 °C | -9.1 °C | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 22.6 °C | 9.2 °C | 16.3 °C | 33.8 °C | 1.7 °C | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 27.1 °C | 13.7 °C | 20.9 °C | 36.5 °C | 5.2 °C | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| July | 31.0 °C | 17.3 °C | 24.7 °C | 39.1 °C | 10.3 °C | 30 | 19 | 0 |
| August | 30.8 °C | 17.5 °C | 24.5 °C | 38.4 °C | 10.4 °C | 30 | 19 | 0 |
| September | 26.5 °C | 13.2 °C | 19.9 °C | 38.0 °C | 4.4 °C | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| October | 20.3 °C | 8.2 °C | 14.0 °C | 30.5 °C | -3.9 °C | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 13.0 °C | 2.3 °C | 7.3 °C | 23.3 °C | -18.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| December | 7.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 2.4 °C | 20.2 °C | -18.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39 mm | 7 | 9.8 h/day | 55 % | 75 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 30 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 51 % | 71 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 34 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 48 % | 64 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 35 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 46 % | 57 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 36 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 38 % | 53 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 23 mm | 5 | 15 h/day | 23 % | 46 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 4 mm | 1 | 15 h/day | 12 % | 36 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 4 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 11 % | 37 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 7 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 16 % | 42 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 18 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 33 % | 55 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 29 mm | 4 | 10 h/day | 41 % | 65 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 39 mm | 7 | 9.6 h/day | 55 % | 75 % | 12 km/h |
How Konya compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konya | 31 °C | -3.7 °C | 299 mm | 118 |
| Karaman · Turkey | 31 °C | -3.1 °C | 322 mm | 122 |
| Aksaray · Turkey | 31 °C | -3.9 °C | 337 mm | 117 |
| Alanya · Turkey | 31 °C | 5.3 °C | 968 mm | 139 |
| Isparta · Turkey | 30 °C | -2.1 °C | 712 mm | 97 |
| Antalya · Turkey | 34 °C | 5.2 °C | 1,085 mm | 151 |
| Afyonkarahisar · Turkey | 30 °C | -4.2 °C | 431 mm | 97 |
Where Konya ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in June | 27thof 50 | 90/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Konya’s climate
When is the best time to visit Konya?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Konya get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 51 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -3.7 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 92 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Konya?
December, averaging 39 mm over 7 days with rain. The driest month is August with 4 mm. The year as a whole averages 299 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Konya rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.